Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers is an American professional basketball team that was founded in 1970. The team began as an expansion team alongside the Portland Trail Blazers and the Buffalo Braves, and they lost their first fifteen games and struggled in their early years. In 1976, the "Cavs" won their first Central Division title, but they remained a lackluster team until they acquired LeBron James in 2003. By 2005, the Cavaliers were once more regular playoff contenders, making their first appearance in the 2007 NBA Finals. In 2010, James left for the Miami Heat, causing the Cavaliers to lag in performance, and they endured a 26-game losing streak, the longest in NBA history for a single season (as of December 2017). James' return in 2014 led to the Cavaliers making it to three straight NBA Finals appearances, and they won their first NBA Championship in 2016.